Spy Shots: Bentley Continental GT gets a new nose, more swoop for 2011
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2011 Bentley Continental GT - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Our intrepid spy shooters caught the 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/continental+gt">Bentley Continental GT</a> unwrapped for an all-too-brief moment, and managed to snap off a handful of shots before a VAG security team snatched their camera away and deleted all the images... save one.<br />
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However, this singular shot proves <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bentley/">Bentley</a> is taking considerable pains to update the aging GT with some new sheetmetal, a noticeably revised fascia and a sloping roofline that terminates into a more sculpted hatch.<br />
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From what we can see, the front end garners the majority of the changes, with a new set of LED headlamps inspired by the all-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mulsanne">Mulsanne</a>. The hood looks slightly longer and the fascia combines an upright grille with a pair of sweptback fenders and more sculpted intakes.<br />
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The prominent swage line that runs the length of the GT appears slightly toned-down, particularly above the front wheel arches, and the mirrors look more aerodynamic than those fitted to its predecessor.<br />
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The overall appearance comes off as more planted and suitably swoopy, and unless our eyes (or the angle) are deceiving us, it looks like the 2011 GT's wheelbase is a shade longer than the current model. We should know all the facts when the 2011 Continental GT debuts later this year, likely at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/">Paris Motor Show</a> this fall.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-bentley-continental-gt/low/">Spy Shots: 2011 Bentley Continental GT</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-bentley-continental-gt/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/01-2011-bentley-cont-gt-spy-mar-1269468878_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-bentley-continental-gt/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/02-2011-bentley-cont-gt-spy-mar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-bentley-continental-gt/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/03-2011-bentley-cont-gt-spy-mar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-bentley-continental-gt/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/04-2011-bentley-cont-gt-spy-mar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-bentley-continental-gt/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/05-2011-bentley-cont-gt-spy-mar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/24/spy-shots-bentley-continental-gt-gets-a-new-nose-more-swoop-fo/">Spy Shots: Bentley Continental GT gets a new nose, more swoop for 2011</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:23:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/24/spy-shots-bentley-continental-gt-gets-a-new-nose-more-swoop-fo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19413297/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/24/spy-shots-bentley-continental-gt-gets-a-new-nose-more-swoop-fo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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